New Jersey § 13:1k-11

§ 13:1k-11.

a. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment may apply to the department

to close operations or transfer ownership or operations at an industrial establishment

without obtaining departmental approval of a remedial action workplan or a negative

declaration or without the approval of a remediation agreement as provided in subsection

e. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c. 330 1 if the only areas of concern or the only discharges at the industrial establishment

are from an underground storage tank or tanks regulated pursuant to P.L.1986, c. 102

( C.58:10A-21 et seq. ). The application shall include: (1) the notice required pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of section 4 of

P.L.1983, c. 330; (2) the submission of a preliminary assessment that shows that the only area of concern

at an industrial establishment is an underground storage tank or tanks as defined

pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1986, c. 102 ( C.58:10A-22 ), or the submission of a site investigation that shows that the only discharged hazardous

substances or hazardous wastes at the industrial establishment, or that has migrated

offsite, above the applicable remediation standards are from a leak or discharge from

that underground storage tank or tanks; and (3) a certification that the owner or operator of the industrial establishment is

in compliance with the provisions of P.L.1986, c. 102 for all underground storage

tanks at the industrial establishment that are covered by that act. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment, at which a discharge of a

hazardous substance or hazardous waste from an underground storage tank has occurred,

shall be deemed in compliance with the provisions of P.L.1986, c. 102, as it relates

to that discharge for the purposes of this paragraph, if the owner or operator has

been issued an order by or has entered into an agreement with the department to remediate

that discharge and the owner or operator is in compliance with that order or agreement. b. Upon the submission of a complete application, and upon a finding that the information

submitted is accurate, the department shall authorize, in writing, the applicant to

close operations or transfer ownership or operations of the industrial establishment. 1

N.J.S.A. § 13:1K-9.